enthralling

Meaning of enthralling

adjective
  1. capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating.
    an enthralling best-seller
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. capture the fascinated attention of.
    she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold
  2. enslave.
    it is as hard and dangerous to inthrall a people that would live free

late Middle English (in the sense ‘enslave’; formerly also as inthrall ): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + thrall.

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Hyphenation of enthralling

en-thralling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
  • enthralling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

enthralling synonyms

Meaning bewitching:

bewitching, captivating, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating

Meaning attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm:

captivate

Meaning delight greatly:

charm

Meaning fill (someone) with great delight; charm:

enchant

Meaning enchant and delight (someone):

bewitch

Meaning attract the strong attention and interest of (someone):

fascinate

Meaning help (time) pass pleasantly:

beguile

Meaning an opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place:

entrance

Meaning give intense pleasure or joy to:

enrapture, enrapturing

Meaning please (someone) greatly:

delight

Meaning cause (someone) to have a liking for or interest in something:

attract

Meaning powerfully attract or charm; tempt:

allure

Meaning tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward:

lure

Meaning be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict):

win

Meaning catch in or as in a trap:

ensnare

Meaning (of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily:

dazzle

Meaning take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly:

absorb

Meaning absorb all the attention or interest of:

engross

Meaning join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets:

rivet

Meaning firmly hold the attention or interest of:

grip

Meaning cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment:

transfix, transfixing

Meaning overwhelm (someone) with a strong emotion, especially joy:

transport, transporting

Meaning capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate:

hypnotize

Meaning hypnotize (someone):

mesmerize

Meaning arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate:

intrigue

Meaning hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate:

spellbind

Meaning very pleasant or attractive:

charming

Meaning charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way:

beguiling

Meaning causing delight; charming:

delightful

Meaning pleasing or appealing to the senses:

attractive

Meaning powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive:

alluring

Meaning gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in a contest or competition:

winning

Meaning extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily:

dazzling

Meaning intensely interesting; engrossing:

absorbing

Meaning absorbing all one's attention or interest:

engrossing

Meaning worth remembering or easily remembered, especially because of being special or unusual:

memorable

Meaning evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way:

compelling

Meaning completely engrossing; compelling:

riveting

Meaning able to be read or deciphered; legible:

readable

Meaning firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting:

gripping

Meaning causing great enthusiasm and eagerness:

exciting

Meaning relating to or producing hypnosis:

hypnotic

Meaning capturing one's complete attention as if by magic:

mesmerizing

Meaning arousing one's curiosity or interest; fascinating:

intriguing

Meaning holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating:

spellbinding

Meaning (of a book) so engrossing that one cannot stop reading it:

unputdownable

enthralling antonyms

Meaning make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging:

bore

Meaning drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away:

repel

Meaning not interesting; tedious:

boring

Meaning make or become dull or less intense:

dull

Words that rhyme with enthralling

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